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Exhibitions

Art Quilt Australia 2025

23 July 2025 Filed Under: Art Quilt Australia, Creative Backstory, Exhibitions 13 Comments

Approaching Equinox: Plundering Joy (95x109cm), the latest in my Forza Vitale series, is currently on exhibition at Yarra Ranges Regional Museum as part of Art Quilt Australia 2025. This is a deeply personal work and I want to share some of the backstory.

Red headed artist wearing stripey top is smiling next to her aqua-hued textile painting

Forza Vitale: Breathe

6 May 2024 Filed Under: Contemporary Quilts, Exhibitions 1 Comment

What a joy to be able to share my textile painting Forza Vitale: Breathe (67 x 106 cm) in The New Quilt 2024 on exhibition at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor, New South Wales until 23 June 2024. I first conceived the Forza Vitale series in late 2022 as the world emerged from the COVID pandemic. […]

Art Quilt Australia 2023

18 August 2023 Filed Under: Art Quilt Australia, Australian Art, Contemporary Quilts, Exhibitions Leave a Comment

Brenda Gael Smith is a finalist in the Gosford Art Prize 2022 with her artwork “Banksia Filigree” on exhibition 20 August to 23 October 2022.

Vibrance: AQC Challenge 2023 In Full Bloom

10 April 2023 Filed Under: Contemporary Quilts, Exhibitions 2 Comments

Vibrance: Tip Toe Through the Tulips is a textile artwork by Brenda Gael Smith and a finalist in the AQC Challenge 2023 – In Full Bloom.

Quilts Unlimited 2022: Propagation

15 November 2022 Filed Under: Art Quilt Australia, Exhibitions Leave a Comment

Brenda Gael Smith shares her wool quilt currently on exhibition in Quilts Unlimited 2022, New York and starts planning for Art Quilt Australia 2023.

Iconic Inflorescence: One Step Further 2022

31 October 2022 Filed Under: Exhibitions Leave a Comment

Iconic Inflorescence is on exhibition until 26 November 2022 as part of One Step Further presented by Victorian Quilters.

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This year (2026) marks the 20th anniversary of the
This year (2026) marks the 20th anniversary of the Australasian Quilt Convention. The entrance features a display of the brochure covers over the years and it was fun to identify 3 covers that include snippets of exhibits that I was involved with.

⭐️ 2009 was my first AQC. I was a tutor and my contribution to the “teach me” exhibit was “Grass” that you can see in the lower right corner.

⭐️ in 2013, the Twelve by Twelve International Art Quilt Project shared the Colourplay series which included a piece by @studioconway highlighting the plight of refugees in drought (see centre left)

⭐️ in 2020 the chronology was disrupted by the Covid pandemic but not before the brochure was published with “The Fuchsia’s Looking Bright m” by @darlingdi from @vision2020textiles who poseda poignant question: Will my optimistic dream of a brighter future turn out to be 2020 vision, or just a fun and fabulous fabric fusion of my favourite colours?

Congratulations to @craft.events_  on the 20th Anniversary 🤩


I am driven to abstraction. Abstraction is a persi
I am driven to abstraction. Abstraction is a persistent and insistent force in my creative practice. Working improvisationally, I capture the essence of my subjects to impart a sense of wonder of the natural world and a deep affinity to place. 

As part of the Rajah Award that I received last year, I will be sharing a selection of my textile paintings in a special exhibit at the Australasian Quilt Convention in  Melbourne presented by @craft.events_ 

Textile enthusiasts from across Australia and overseas gather at this exciting event. If you see me at AQC, please do say hello. I am looking forward to seeing everyone😍

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